Following a targeted shooting attack in Bujumbura, Burundian human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa is in intensive care at a local hospital, according to relatives.
According to reports, several gunmen on motorbikes fired at Mbonimpa as he was returning to his home from work in the capital.
On 23 January 2016, human rights defenders Mr Saúl Méndez and Mr Rogelio Velásquez were released after being arbitrarily detained for over two years.
On 23 January 2016, human rights defenders Mr Saúl Méndez was released after being arbitrarily detained for over two years. Saúl Méndez was originally detained on 27 August 2013, together with Mr Rogelio Velásquez, on the basis of unsubstantiated accusations of murder and femicide.
On 4 June 2012, prominent human rights defender and lawyer Ms Asma Jahangir declared that an assassination plot against her exists within the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies.
At approximately 12:30 am on 1 March 2015, human rights defender Mr John Mulingwa received an anonymous threatening call warning him to stop his investigation into an alleged extra-judicial killing or risk his life.
